8-core server

[Jeremy Chadwick]

On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 10:21:07AM +0200, Claus Guttesen wrote:
> > > Part of dmesg:
> > >
> > > FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 8 CPUs
> > >  cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0
> > >  cpu1 (AP): APIC ID:  1
> > >  cpu2 (AP): APIC ID:  2
> > >  cpu3 (AP): APIC ID:  3
> > >  cpu4 (AP): APIC ID:  4
> > >  cpu5 (AP): APIC ID:  5
> > >  cpu6 (AP): APIC ID:  6
> > >  cpu7 (AP): APIC ID:  7
> > >
> > > But then it says:
> > >
> > > SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU #2 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU #3 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU #4 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU #7 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU #5 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU #6 Launched!
> 
> Isn't there supposed to be a last line saying 'SMP: AP CPU #7 Launched!'?

It's right here:

> > > SMP: AP CPU #7 Launched!

I think what you're not noticing is that the cores are being launched in
non-sequential order.  1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6.  This isn't a problem.

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